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page 2273

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Title page 2273
Relation gov serial set 1955
Date 2005-10-24 to 2005-10-26
Rights This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested.
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Description sediment by the Columbia flood, which varies in depth from 2 to 4 feet, will not extend above the plane of 20 feet below low-water level; and that the fresh deposits being soft and easily eroded will, instead of remaining to build up the bars in layers, consolidating with the pressure of yearly accretions, be carried off almost as fast as the flood abates by the outward currents of the river and ebb-tides, which will increase in volume and force with the general deepening of the channel....
Identifier http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,3253

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